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The Davidson Film Club is pleased to invite you to a screening and discussion of the multi-Oscar-nominated Canadian film The Sweet Hereafter on Saturday, July 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the Armour Street Theatre in Davidson.

“The Sweet Hereafter is a rich, complex meditation on the impact of a terrible tragedy on a small town.” Brendan Kelly, Variety

Directed by Atom Egoyan
Canada (1997, 1h52)
In English

Discussion of the film will be led by Dr. Carole Kruger, Professor of French & Francophone Studies at Davidson College, specialist in Quebec studies.

*Memberships are still available for this new series of films. You may subscribe on the Davidson Film Club home page using the PayPal buttons and your own credit card (please read directions carefully!) or by sending a check for $35 to Davidson Film Club, P.O. Box 32, Davidson, NC 28036. Checks or cash will also be accepted at the box office on the evening of the July 20 screening, if memberships are still available.

Walk-ins are welcome, $9 (NC sales tax included) at the door, cash or check (no credit cards). Walk-ins must apply for a seat in advance at [email protected]. Walk-in seats are limited by availability.

Refreshments (red and white wine, bottled water, and snacks) will be made available by the Film Club.

Film Summary:

A small mountain community in Canada is devastated by a tragic school bus accident which kills most of the town’s children. A big-city lawyer visits the victims’ parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its anger and cannot let go. All but one teenage girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who has to reckon with the loss of innocence and finds the courage to lead the way toward healing.

Nominated for 2 Oscars: Best Director and Best Screenplay. Winner of Grand Prix at Cannes. 35 wins and 57 nominations in all, including 3 Best Director Prizes and a nomination for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, 7 Genie Awards, multiple Best Film and additional Best Director awards, Best Cinematography, and Best Actor, and several Best Supporting Actress nominations for Sarah Polley.

R.T. Tomatometer 98%!

“Egoyan looks at the essence of guilt and the complexity of human relationships in all their rich variety.” David Wood, BBC.com

“A delicate and touching story.” Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Str Tribune

“The film works very well on its own merits combining stunning cinematography, brilliant performances and a stirring screenplay.” Wesley Lovell, Cinema Sight

“A film that touches on the essence of love by throwing us into the abyss of loss, The Sweet Hereafter marks the apex of the English-Canadian film tradition as it navigates the empty space left in the wake of tragedy with a gentle, but unsentimental eye.” Katherine Monk, Ex-Press.com

“There’s a mesmerizing clarity to The Sweet Hereafter: ou’re moved by it, but you never feel the filmmaker is milking your emotions.” David Ansen, Newsweek

“Cuts to the bone and stays there long after its end credits have finished rolling.” Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Audience Review:

“A complex, multi-layered story of loss and secrets and lies, beautifully told by a master filmmaker.”

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Hope that many of you will be at the July 20th screening of this very complex, thought-provoking film!

Alan Singerman
President, Davidson Film Club
[email protected]
(704) 231-6736